Where does “дыхало” come from?

дыхало (Russian) comes from Russian ды́хать, from Proto-Slavic dyxati, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

дыхало (Russian): blowhole in a marine animal

Definitions

  1. blowhole in a marine animal

Ancestry of “дыхало”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianды́хатьto breathe
2Proto-Slavicdyxatito breathe
3Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff
Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxati →Every word from Russian ды́хать →